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CLOSED SHOP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does closed shop mean?
• CLOSED SHOP (noun)
The noun CLOSED SHOP has 1 sense:
1. a company that hires only union members
Familiarity information: CLOSED SHOP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A company that hires only union members
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("closed shop" is a kind of...):
company (an institution created to conduct business)
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